is a 1990 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Kumiko Goto as his nephew's love interest for "Madonna". (official site) Tora-san Takes a Vacation is the forty-third entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
Cast Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Chieko Baisho as Sakura Kumiko Goto as Izumi Oikawa Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo Suwa Mari Natsuki as Ayako Oikawa Shimojo Masami as Kuruma Tatsuzō Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajiro's aunt) Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetarō Katsura) Gajirō Satō as Genkō Chishū Ryū as Gozen-sama
Critical appraisal Hidetaka Yoshioka was nominated for Best Supporting Actor and Kumiko Goto for Best Supporting Actress at the Japan Academy Prize for their roles in Tora-san Takes a Vacation, and the previous entry in the series, Tora-san, My Uncle (1989). The German-language site molodezhnaja gives Tora-san Takes a Vacation two and a half out of five stars.
Availability Tora-san Takes a Vacation was released theatrically on December 22, 1990. In Japan, the film was released on videotape in 1996, and in DVD format in 2005 and 2008.
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External links Tora-san Takes a Vacation at www.tora-san.jp (official site)